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3 pages in length. More than one hundred and seventy years ago, the juvenile justice system thought it completely appropriate and beneficial for the state to act as parent (parens patriae) in situations where either or both parents act irresponsibly with regard to child care. This may have been an advantageous arrangement for all involved if those working on behalf of the state did not take liberties and treat juveniles in an arbitrary, unjust or unreasonable fashion. Only after the Illinois Supreme Court's ruling some thirty years later was parens patriae to take back seat next to due process. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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